Groupwork Practice in Social Work PG (12021.1)

This unit has an in-person on-campus intensive component. In this unit students will build upon their core cooperative and collaborative skills required in contemporary society. Students will explore the theoretical frameworks and practical skills for groupwork, with particular attention to therapeutic group work, self-help groups and teamwork. The unit focuses on assessing the need for a group, understanding group formation, development, leadership, processes and closure. Skills in the use of digital technologies for groupwork are developed.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Identify and critically analyse theoretical approaches to group work practice in social work;
2. Demonstrate skills in group planning, formation, facilitation, development, and evaluation; and
3. Explicate and adopt online/digital technologies for helping facilitate group work.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.